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16:50 Pontefract

King Richard Iii Stakes (Fillies' Handicap) (fillies) (Class E)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.74s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Flowerdrum (USA)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Mellino

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Gracia

      9/1

        4
        Silk -

        Sharp Secret (IRE)

        7/2

          1(8)
          Silk - BLACK, RED chevron hoop and sleeves, BLACK armlets, hooped cap

          Another Secret

          43
          33/1
          • Form 60-0000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10

          with leaders, ridden, weakend over 2f out

          2(13)
          Silk - Light Blue and Pink (halved), Light Blue sleeves, Pink armlets, Light Blue cap

          Ellen Mooney

          5
          12/1
          • Form 00-0000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-9

          chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

          3(18)
          Silk - Light Green, Pink spots, Light Green sleeves

          Gracia

          16
          9/1
          • Form 0-35053
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-8

          held up behind, ridden, headway on inner 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on well towards finish

          4(1)
          Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

          Compton Emerald (IRE)

          10 b
          25/1
          • Form 63430-0
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-6

          led, ridden, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

          5(2)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Pink chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

          Flowerdrum (USA)

          43
          9/2
          • Form 03-1
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-6

          tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

          8(20)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow spots, Red sleeves

          Piri Piri (IRE)

          10
          16/1
          • Form 636-650
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3

          steady start, held up behind, ridden, headway on outer over 2f out, no impression after

          9(19)
          Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE and YELLOW striped sleeves, quartered cap

          Jessie

          45
          40/1
          • Form 00040-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12

          always towards rear

          10(3)
          Silk - Dark Green, Grey epaulets, Orange and Grey striped sleeves, Orange cap

          Sharp Secret (IRE)

          10
          7/2
          • Form 20-0023
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-12

          behind, ridden, headway on inner over 2f out, not much room 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

          11(11)
          Silk - Red and Purple diamonds, Purple sleeves, Red diamonds, Red cap, Purple diamonds

          Graduation Day

          17
          25/1
          • Form 2-03006
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10

          in touch, ridden, headway on outer well over 1f out, kept on same pace after

          12(9)
          Silk - YELLOW, WHITE star, WHITE cap, YELLOW star

          Mellino

          28
          16/1
          • Form 0-30660
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10

          mid division, ridden, headway on inner over 2f out, stayed on, chased winner final furlong, kept on towards finish

          13(16)
          Silk - Yellow, Purple cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap

          Cumbrian Princess

          64
          66/1
          • Form 650-000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-8

          slowly away, behind, switched left start, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

          14(10)
          Silk - Maroon, Silver sleeves, striped cap

          Regimental Dance

          8
          14/1
          • Form 056264
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-8

          tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out

          15(6)
          Silk - White, Red armlets, quartered cap

          Landofheartsdesire (IRE)

          10 v
          33/1
          • Form 040060
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-7

          in touch, ridden well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

          16(12)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White inverted triangle, Red and White diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, White diamond

          Encore Royale

          12
          9/1
          • Form 6-5002
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-7

          mid division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

          17(14)
          Silk - Dark green, light green epaulets

          Just Serenade

          29
          7/1
          • Form 000-202
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-6

          in touch, weakened over 1f out

          18(4)
          Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond

          Secret Conquest

          28
          33/1
          • Form 0-00450
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-2

          chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened

          19(15)
          Silk - Mauve, Purple seams, Pink sleeves, Purple seams, Pink cap

          Crosby Rocker

          23
          50/1
          • Form 00/6
          • Age 5
          • Weight 7-13

          always towards rear, tailed off over 2f out

          6(17)
          NR

          Rivelli (IRE)

          22
          • Form 54000-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          Nonrunner

          7(7)
          NR

          Just One Smile (IRE)

          7
          • Form 336-03
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-4

          Nonrunner

          20(5)
          NR

          Rupesh (IRE)

          74
          • Form 00000-0
          • Age 3
          • Weight 7-12

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          With a low draw favoured in this type of race, Flowerdrum is taken to follow up her recent Leicester win, with Just One Smile possibly her biggest danger. Only lightly raced, the Willie Haggas-trained filly won her maiden well and, although, that is not earth-shattering form, the runner-up has won since and a handicap mark of 70 is hardly excessive. Of the others, Another Secret has winning form from a 7lb-higher mark but that cam two years ago on good to soft; Ellen Mooney has been out of form but a return to her best would help the cause - as could first-time cheekpieces. Gracia won well over course and distance last time but has a poor draw. The lightly-raced Compton Emerald could also be interesting in first-time blinkers but needs to step up on recent shows. Just One Smile is also lightly raced but ran well from today's mark at Hamilton last time. Her stablemate, Mellino, showed some ability in first-time blinkers last time but is hard to make a compelling case for, even though she is stepped up in trip now. Sharp Secret, Encore Royale and Regimental Dance are others that need to be borne in mind in a tricky race, but well stick with Flowerdrum.